I am using the SWT_AWT bridge in my RCP application with jre6 and it works just fine. The setup code is taken from the Eclipse Corner Article:
Composite composite = new Composite(parent, SWT.EMBEDDED | SWT.NO_BACKGROUND);
Frame frame = SWT_AWT.new_Frame(composite);
JApplet applet = new JApplet();
frame.add(applet);
return applet;
Now, when I switch to jre7, the view part that contains the bridge gets no longer activated through mouse events.
The issue appears at least on Win7, I haven't tried on other O/S yet.
Any ideas?